Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Forums › Off topic › [Smile] What's something small that really makes you smile?
Filter this topic showing only the reply marked as answer View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic
1 | ... | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | ... | 466
kiwifidget
"Cookie"
3640 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1969

Lifetime subscriber

  #2557341 5-Sep-2020 08:44
Send private message quote this post

eracode:

 

Receiving email confirmations from Emirates this week that COVID-related cancelled flights have been approved under their voluntary refund programme.

 

 

And finding the money in your bank account this morning! WOOHOO!

 

Don't ask me the details, Himself was in charge of all that.

 

So the smile was more his than mine 😀




Delete cookies?! Are you insane?!



Stu

Stu
Hammered
8740 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2391

Moderator
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2557387 5-Sep-2020 11:05
Send private message quote this post

Not really small, I guess, but:

We should have spent August traveling to and around the UK to visit our son. Started booking last November, and everything was booked and paid for well prior to the first lockdown. A combination of bookings via a travel agent, and a few things booked direct by us (Airbnb in Edinburgh, hotel in Brighton, flights to Edinburgh, tours around London).

We managed to get pretty much full refunds on everything, less a little where exchange rates weren't in our favour, and the hotel in Brighton only gave a partial refund as they apparently only managed to re-let the room at a lower rate than we'd booked it at and then took 5% off what was left.

Everything the agent booked for us (primary flights, transfers, accommodation in Doha and London, and tickets to the Edinburgh tattoo) was refunded in full.

The 'free' credit card travel insurance apparently would have covered us (we asked at the beginning of March when Covid was kicking in to gear), but we didn't have to go down that path at all.

I think pretty much everything booked had non-refundable somewhere in the fine print, but everyone (eventually) evolved their policies and we're (of course) very happy indeed. We absolutely thanked all involved.




People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

 

Keep calm, and carry on posting.

 

Referral Links: Sharesies - 

 

Are you happy with what you get from Geekzone? If so, please consider supporting us by subscribing.

 

No matter where you go, there you are.

rb99
3505 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1830

Lifetime subscriber

  #2557868 6-Sep-2020 12:46
Send private message quote this post

Ordered few bits from JB Hifi 11.30pm last night (Saturday). Apparently shipped by 10:15 this morning (Sunday). Not bad.




“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

 

rb99



rb99
3505 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1830

Lifetime subscriber

  #2561818 10-Sep-2020 16:28
Send private message quote this post

https://www.matchstickmarvels.com/

 

 




“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

 

rb99

Tinkerisk
4798 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 3660


  #2561989 11-Sep-2020 06:17
Send private message quote this post

Catched two JuiceBox Zero modules to complete two projects.




- NET: FTTH & VDSL, OPNsense, 10G backbone, GWN APs
- SRV: 12 RU HA server cluster, 0.1 PB storage on premise
- IoT:   thread, zigbee, tasmota, BidCoS, LoRa, WX suite, IR
- 3D:    two 3D printers, 3D scanner, CNC router, laser cutter

Handsomedan
7769 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 7402

ID Verified
Trusted
Subscriber

  #2562038 11-Sep-2020 09:17
Send private message quote this post

rb99:

 

https://www.matchstickmarvels.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS blew me away! Over a million matchsticks in this one alone. 




Handsome Dan Has Spoken.
Handsome Dan needs to stop adding three dots to every sentence...

 

Handsome Dan does not currently have a side hustle as the mascot for Yale 

 

 

 

*Gladly accepting donations...

 
 
 
 

Shop now for Dell laptops and other devices (affiliate link).
rb99
3505 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1830

Lifetime subscriber

  #2562081 11-Sep-2020 10:36
Send private message quote this post

Handsomedan:

 

rb99:

 

https://www.matchstickmarvels.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS blew me away! Over a million matchsticks in this one alone. 

 

 

I guess its a good job Ripleys buy the matches for him (I presume).




“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

 

rb99

networkn
Networkn
32862 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 15453

ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2562087 11-Sep-2020 10:48
Send private message quote this post

Reading my kids the BFG for the third time (at least) and how quickly they get ready for bed, and are sitting waiting, with the book ready on the right page, in bed, at the desired time, and how much they are enjoying the story. It's one of my favourite parts of my day  as well.

neb

neb
11294 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 10018

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2562265 11-Sep-2020 13:01
Send private message quote this post

If you're using a BFG to get your kids to go to bed then you need to adopt different parenting methods :-).

Handle9
11924 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 9675

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2563066 12-Sep-2020 19:49
Send private message quote this post

A factory reset turning my phone from unusable to ok again.

Android is annoying how it degrades but at least it's back to being ok for a month or two until I get Mrs Handles hand me down.

rb99
3505 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1830

Lifetime subscriber

  #2563473 14-Sep-2020 09:35
Send private message quote this post

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/13/infinite-cantabria-makeover-okuda-san-miguel-spanish-lighthouse

 

Maybe he could do a few of ours ?




“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

 

rb99

 
 
 
 

Shop now on AliExpress (affiliate link).
Lizard1977
2133 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 624

ID Verified

  #2563474 14-Sep-2020 09:38
Send private message quote this post

Building the lego set I got for Father's day with my 6-year-old daughter.  It makes me smile to watch her study the instructions, find the pieces, and assemble it.  We're doing a section of the build every night after dinner (instead of watching TV), and it's so awesome to see her problem-solving skills in action.

Handsomedan
7769 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 7402

ID Verified
Trusted
Subscriber

  #2563476 14-Sep-2020 09:41
Send private message quote this post

My kids (15 & 13) building a small ramp out of spare bits of wood to practice their mountain bike jumps in the garden. Made me smile. 




Handsome Dan Has Spoken.
Handsome Dan needs to stop adding three dots to every sentence...

 

Handsome Dan does not currently have a side hustle as the mascot for Yale 

 

 

 

*Gladly accepting donations...

Tinkerisk
4798 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 3660


  #2566380 17-Sep-2020 05:16
Send private message quote this post

This year's balcony chilli harvest.




- NET: FTTH & VDSL, OPNsense, 10G backbone, GWN APs
- SRV: 12 RU HA server cluster, 0.1 PB storage on premise
- IoT:   thread, zigbee, tasmota, BidCoS, LoRa, WX suite, IR
- 3D:    two 3D printers, 3D scanner, CNC router, laser cutter

Rikkitic
Awrrr
19062 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 16302

Lifetime subscriber

  #2571412 21-Sep-2020 16:21
Send private message quote this post

I had some tuna for lunch. Ate it out of the tin while checking email. Set it aside to type a reply. Kitten, who is the kind of opportunist only wild genes can produce, immediately seized its opportunity and licked the tin clean. It then proceeded to lick the remaining tuna off its face by wiping with its paw and licking that. That really made me smile. It is a small kitten.

 

 




Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

 


 

1 | ... | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | ... | 466
Filter this topic showing only the reply marked as answer View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.


Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.








RSS feeds
Main feed
Forums feed
Copyright
©2002-2026 Geekzone®
Site features
Geekzone BI dashboard
Geekzone Badges
Geekzone Status Page

 

Site Information
Subscribe to Geekzone
Privacy Statement
Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG)
Advertising
Trademark and copyright